Kara Suro

Kara Suro is a Managing Director and Head of Fraud Risk Management responsible for governance and implementation of Schwab’s Fraud Risk Management Program, including orchestration of firm-wide fraud prevention, detection, response, and reporting elements. In this role, Kara also oversees the surveillance and investigations teams responsible for providing enterprise-wide coverage relating to financial and cyber fraud against clients as well as fraud and regulatory violations associated with Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs) using Schwab’s Advisor Services platform.  Prior to returning to Schwab in her current capacity in 2015, Kara was a Director with Schwab’s Compliance Regulatory Group from 2011 to 2012. Kara has a JD and was previously a securities attorney with Bingham McCutchen.